A Utah town councilmember allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s 9-month-old Chihuahua, Rocky, simply because he was annoyed by the puppy’s barking. Yes, there was reportedly alcohol involved, but surely even an inebriated government official should know that you try talking to your neighbor instead of hauling out the heavy artillery. Unfortunately, hotheaded numbskulls like the person who … Read more »
If heavy metal music doesn’t conjure up visions of playful puppies and fluffy bunnies, maybe it should. These metalheads are proving that nothing rocks like being kind to animals: One of the “hottest women in metal” is also one of the most compassionate. Alissa White-Gluz, who sings in band The Agonist, says that as a … Read more »
I’ve got some great news and some not-so-great news. The great news is that the Toronto Zoo has heeded the call of animal defenders, including Bob Barker, and decided to close its elephant display, joining more than a dozen other zoos that have done the same thing. What’s more, the Toronto Zoo has agreed that … Read more »
Voters in Ecuador recently banned bullfighting in the country, ending 500 years of stabbing bulls to death for “entertainment.” While it is still legal for matadors to fight bulls (as long as the animal is not killed), a similar 2004 restriction in the city of Cuenca resulted in the virtual disappearance of bullfighting. Bulls are still being … Read more »
Lights, camera, justice for animals! A controversial Florida bill that would have made filming and photographing factory farms without the owner’s permission illegal—and which PETA Vice President Dan Mathews personally visited Florida to speak out against—has died in the House. This is a huge victory for animals, since the bill would have essentially banned the undercover … Read more »
Harry Morton, owner of popular Mexican eatery Pink Taco, had reason to be pink in the face following the public outrage generated over the restaurant’s decision to paint a donkey pink and tie her to the sign of his establishment at a busy shopping mall for hours in the blazing Los Angeles heat as part … Read more »
Beverly & Pack/cc by 2.0 Among the 80 Navy SEALs who raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad was a member of another species—a dog. The New York Times reports that a dog who was likely trained to detect explosives was strapped to a SEAL’s chest and lowered from a helicopter into the walled compound. Like … Read more »
Italian model, actor, and George Clooney’s leading lady Elisabetta Canalis has just shot a new anti-fur ad for PETA, which she calls “the best reason why I got naked in my life.” Canalis says that her opposition to cruelty to animals started when she was very young. “I was a kid, a little girl, and … Read more »
Call it “animal magnetism,” but we couldn’t help but notice how many of the women on Maxim’s Hot 100 list look awfully familiar. Olivia Munn edged out almost everyone, claiming the number two spot, but she’s number one in our eyes for her defense of animals used in circuses and horses forced to pull carriages—just ask Hoda … Read more »
PETA is bringing sexy back for the final round of our contest to crown the Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door, and we need your help. The voting is on for the 20 finalists aiming to win the title and a trip to Hawaii. 2010 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door Contest Winner Marie Visit our contest page to … Read more »
We’re betting that when that shameless front for the cruel animal experimentation industry, the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), started putting up a series of misleading and offensive billboards, it wasn’t expecting them to get a makeover: Click picture for larger image While daredevils have been giving FBR a piece of their minds, PETA has … Read more »
Just in time for Canada’s tax day, William Shatner has news for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: He’s living in deep space if he thinks the annual seal slaughter is fiscally responsible. In a letter to the prime minister, Canadian-born Shatner says, “Not only is it cruel to bludgeon and shoot thousands of seals every year, the slaughter … Read more »
An undercover PETA investigation has revealed shocking, systemic, and sometimes fatal neglect of the animals taken to Angel’s Gate “hospice.”
Just in time for World Week for Animals in Laboratories, PETA has unveiled a new nationwide ad campaign: “If you call it ‘medical research,’ you can get away with murder.” What happens in laboratories—including burning, poisoning, crippling, and blinding animals—would be considered criminal cruelty if it occurred elsewhere. But no experiment—no matter how painful—is prohibited … Read more »
Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Bonnie-Jill Laflin is cheering for vegetables in her new PETA ad.
